The call for applications is now open for the Master’s Degree in Social Sciences and Digital Data for the academic year 2026/2027 at the University of Padua, offered within the School of Human and Social Sciences and Cultural Heritage.
This transdisciplinary Master’s program is fully taught in English and delivered in blended mode. It provides students with advanced skills in analyzing, interpreting, and using digital data across a wide range of social and economic fields.
The program combines sociology, statistics, computer science, psychology, philosophy, economics, and education with hands-on laboratory activities. Students develop a strong understanding of both the technical dimensions of digital data and their broader social, political, and ethical implications in global and multicultural contexts.
Graduates will be prepared to work in diverse professional environments — from education to research, from innovation to business, from healthcare to communication — through the use of advanced data analysis techniques (digital methods, machine learning, generative artificial intelligence); collaboration with data science specialists; solid preparation on the social and ethical implications of digital transition processes.
The program prepares graduates for two main professional profiles:
Digital Innovation Strategist
A professional specialized in designing digital strategies, capable of integrating social and technological expertise to support digital transformation processes within organizations.
Digital Data Strategist
A specialist in digital data management, analysis, and quality control.
Application Deadlines
EU students and Non-EU students already residing in Italy:
10 March 2026 – 10 April 2026
For full details, applicants are invited to consult the Master’s website and the official Call for Admission .
New Master’s Degree in Social Science and Digital Data
Starting in the 2025/2026 academic year, the School of Human, Social and Cultural Heritage Sciences at the University of Padua will offer a new Master’s degree programme in Social Sciences and Digital Data. The programme, delivered entirely in English and in a blended format, adopts a transdisciplinary approach and provides advanced skills for the analysis, interpretation, and use of digital data across a range of social and economic domains. Its aim is to train graduates capable of working in diverse professional contexts—such as education, research, innovation, business, healthcare, and communication—by combining advanced data analysis techniques (including digital methods, machine learning, and generative artificial intelligence) with collaboration alongside data science specialists. The programme places particular emphasis on the social, ethical, and political implications of digital transformation processes.
The curriculum prepares students for two main professional profiles:
- Digital Innovation Strategist – a professional skilled in designing digital strategies that integrate social and technological expertise to support digital transformation within organizations;
- Digital Data Strategist – a specialist in the management, analysis, and quality control of digital data.
More information is available at the following link:
https://en.didattica.unipd.it/off/2025/LM/SU/SU3050
The official call for applications is available here:
https://www.unipd.it/ammissioni-scu-social-science-digital-data